Bringing them full Visual Studio might not be in the cards when VSCode is good enough and getting better at a much more rapidly evolving pace. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say VSCode on Mac users are front end/UI devs for the most part. I have to say, if you're downloading VS Code, you should probably know what an M1 chip is, and whether or not your Macbook has one.īut I do agree, it would be pretty easy on MS's part to streamline the process and set up a one-click download link. Hey don't forget us bash/zsh/python script kiddies. Willing to bet most developers know the architecture of the machine they are using. It's sorta implied that the target audience is developers. I'll just point out we are talking about VS Code. They had a rough time after the new version came out, but the current one has really, really good UI, though it still lacks some saving options and doesn't entirely support all the docx features. Shiira was really good competitor right after that.Īs far as word processing, yeah, Microsoft has been on top of it due to file format support and compatibility, however, I've been really fond of Pages since it was released. No, it was promptly replaced the same year with internet explorer 6, and it was quickly eclipsed the year after by Firefox. Wasn't IE5 for MacOS like the best web browser available for the platform at the time?Įdit: And Mac users still remember Word 5 fondly? Oh, well, ms simply don't have the time or money, I guess. Yes, microsoft could certainly give intuit a run for their money. Or, if you don't remember, let's investigate the feature parity of the office programs, starting with access.
But to expect companies to ship an inferior product which requires end customers to know which architecture binary they need to download because of people with crappy internet is not going to happen.īest MacOS software developer: Microsoft.
The times I am on slower internet like that, it sucks trying to do basically anything. So if you're in that situation having the arch specific download available across all the packages you use can be significant.ĭamn I hate it when I am on the road and absolutely have to update or install VSCode for the first time right then on a spotty hotspot.īut in all seriousness I get it. But until Starlink comes online with roaming the cell companies very much restrict the amount of data you can pull down on hotspot, as does Hughesnet. As a very real example, you're working from the road and want to go off-grid, an M1 Mac is an extremely powerful machine that still sips power, very good fit. Not everyone has an M1 Mac, so developers shouldn't bother releasing apps that support it.
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